Steve Javie and Colin Cowherd

[Bad Zebra]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

P.S. It still was a good interview.

Yes it was. Javie did a nice job redirecting Cowherd's nonsense about officials "anticipating a foul" and fans affecting an official's call.

Javie is a lot more patient than I would be. I'd probably respond with something like "no Colin, that's 100% the opposite of what we do and Bozo's like you continue to perpetuate that myth".

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by Bad Zebra

Javie is a lot more patient than I would be. I'd probably respond with something like "no Colin, that's 100% the opposite of what we do and Bozo's like you continue to perpetuate that myth".

In that role, patience is a mandate.

In the heat of the moment, fans generally want calls to go their team's way, regardless. When things settle down, though, fans generally want to be smarter. They want to know why things are called the way they are. Believe it or not, it can affect how foolish they act when things don't go their way the next time.

There are some things you can't tell fans during a game, but they can always learn later. Interviews like Javie's can only help.

[KMBReferee]

I found Javie's response to contact interesting, as it shows a difference between pro and college/HS in that he states they focus more on the contact itself than the result of it. Understandable, when you consider the strength and abilities of NBA players makes it hard to ascertain whether a player truly is disadvantaged, as Javie and Cowherd discussed in regards to LeBron and the Heat.

[JRutledge]

Did anyone see the Steve Javie ESPN segment tonight?

He broke down the play of where Wade went to the basket and Ibaka blocked his shot and Wade fell on his butt/back.

Javie said without missing a beat, "Even Jeff Van Gundy thought that was not a foul." I about fell out of my chair. Hilarious on his part.

Peace

[RookieDude]

That was a pretty good interview. Isn't it interesting how the Pros philosophys are similars to ours?

* We don't care who wins

* We are just trying to get as many plays correct as we can (we are not going to get them all correct)

* Fans don't like us...they just want their team to win

* Be 100% sure on a foul...don't guess

* Anticipate the play...not the foul

He did say GENERALLY "contact" is the reason we call a foul...not the result of the contact. (i.e. flopping)

When would the result of a foul be a reason to call a foul if you were going to pass on the original contact?

answer: If the player traveled as a result of the contact were as he might not have if it were not for the contact.